Silver gold plated medal Laurin&Klement Voiturette A standard

We can no longer imagine our life without cars. But how did it all begin? Czech Mint dedicated to the pioneers of motoring a series of gold-plated silver medals titled “History of Motoring in the Czech Lands“. The first car - the legendary Laurin & Klement Voiturette A - was construed back in 1905 in the town of Mladá Boleslav which became a symbol of car manufacture in our country.

The design of the medals was created by outstanding academic sculptor Jiří Dostál – a devoted fan of technology and motor sport who very accurately – to the last screw – depicted the cars. The obverse features the logo of the firm Laurin & Klement and a detailed depiction of the voiturette. On the reverse he placed the name of the series – the three dimensional profile of the medal creates the impression of a tyre and a driving wheel. Surprise the fan of motoring in your family with an untraditional gift that attracts attention with its artistic rendition as a beautiful collector item and has great investment potential. You can increase its value by getting all items in the series!

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The selected medallion may be personalized with a suitable photo, or you can use a sketch or painting in necessary quality.

To a large degree, the quality of the engraving in metal is influenced by the quality of the photo used. It is therefore necessary to abide by certain rules that will ensure satisfaction with the result.

Objects (people, animals etc) to be depicted on the medallion should not be placed closely to the edge of the photo.

Bright lights and less shadows help, however beware of shadows caused by the head-piece in the face.

The colour of the background should – if possible – differ from the colour of the main motif of the photo (i. e. from an object or face that will be displayed. In most cases, the background will be removed.)

The photo will be cut off and adjusted by our graphic artist to ensure the best fit with the material of the medallion.

Uploading a photo to an order:
You can upload a photo to an order by clicking on “Browse“ on the displayed form. Should the uploaded photo not correspond to the requirements, or if our experience tells us the result would not be good, we will inform you at your contact e-mail address.
A purely digital technology is used in Czech Mint to process and transfer photos to medallions. A computer controlled diamond tip imprints the picture in the form of a fine pattern of dots (it can be up to several tens of thousands) by applying a slight pressure, not a revolving motion. No precious metal is wasted during the engraving of the personalized medallion.

Your personal dedication can contain upto of text, with a maximum of characters in each line.

The final text is centered horizontally as well as vertically with respect to the relief of the medallion.

Once the order has been sent, the text cannot be changed or corrected. Czech Mint cannot be liable for potential mistakes in the text entered by you.

A special technology is used for personification of medallions in the Czech Mint. It involves use of a PC controlled diamond tip that imprints very fine letters or figures in the medallion applying a slight pressure, not a revolving motion. In other words, it can be described as a machine analogy of hand engraving.

It is a great advantage of this technology that the weight of the medallion remains the same – as opposed to milling or gravure. Personification does not reduce the volume of the precious metal.

Czech Mint’s Terms and Conditions apply to the personification service with the following special clauses:

the goods is sent as an insured parcel by the Czech Post, the postage is calculated in a standard manner in the same way as for other items sold via e-shop;

the payment for personification is required in advance, it has to be made by a credit card to the Czech Mint’s account;

cancellation fee: 100% of the value of the ordered goods;

the goods is gift-wrapped in a standard blue or red case, an authenticity certificate is enclosed.